Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 465 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Say it back to check): Checks understanding: repeating the steps back, asking “Do you mean…?”, writing the task down, asking for an example, saying it in your words. Skips checking: nodding without knowing, guessing what they meant, pretending you got it, staying quiet when lost, hoping for the best. A correct paraphrase keeps every detail: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” → “7 AM, big ground — got it.” A wrong one changes them: “7 PM at the small ground?”

1. 1.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
12. 12.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
23. 23.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
24. 24.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
26. 26.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
28. 28.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
32. 32.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
38. 38.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best

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